Really not a great assumption given the overwhelming number of cases that are mild and/or asymptomatic. Community spread is coming from somewhere and this is a much more likely avenue than from those who are extremely sick and presumably not able to be out and around.
That's because the kids touch something and then move their masks or touch their eyes. We have a cold going around a few cohorts here at school. One of the cohorts I have has the cold. This cohort will not wash their hands before they're taken to lunch. No one in the cohort has tested positive for COVID.
Sure, and maybe/probably she is, but I just don't understand why everybody seems to be searching for reasons not to get tested. I know @BlueStarryHat mentioned self-isolating when symptoms occurred but is everybody doing that? It would appear the opposite - that people are trying to convince themselves they couldn't possibly have Covid and are carrying on their normal routine regardless.
My entire house was put on quarantine despite me testing negative for COVID 2X. Since I had COVID like symptoms, the reception desk at my doctor's office did not want me to come to the office. I finally sent my dr a direct message and said something was wrong, it is not COIVD and I needed to come in.Yes, this is why we had DH quarantine in the basement so no one else in the house got sick. Even though we knew he did not have COVID and therefore if one of the rest of us got sick it would most likely be the same cold and not COVID, we still would not be able to go to work/school/travel with any of those symptoms.
This must be making a difference - it's a very onerous-sounding process. I can't speak for all countries with public health care but here in Canada the process for testing has evolved completely since the beginning. Tests are now self-referred and are available at drive-up locations and at pharmacies. Our province of 4+ million consistently processes over 10,000 tests a day. Of course there is no OOP costs to anyone. Rapid-testing technology is being rolled out as well and if it proves accurate and efficient, could be a game-changer to circumvent another wide-spread closure and general lock-down:
No, but I had mono. W.T.H.???
I have a small company of 16 people, we provide industrial supplies and personal protection equipment. We have not stopped working, we are at the office 6 days a week. No one has had COVID, no one has had a cold, anyone that coughs or sneezes more than 3 times is sent home.
We are masked, social distanced, wipe down hard surfaces twice a day, diffuse essential oils in all common areas, take temperatures every day, limit visitors to the office, our delivery drivers wear disposable gloves, and everyone has copious amounts of hand sanitizer.
I am the only person that had been sick.
Theives essential oil blend that kills germs. When it is in the air, people inhale it, it kills germs on surfaces in the kitchen and our bathrooms. We have 4 diffusers through out the office and some individuals have a personal diffuser in their individual office. Essential oils are not a "magic cure" but we are a pretty healthy office overall and I do believe they help. All employees know that we want them at home if they are sick, everyone is pretty good about it.
